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Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois Waterway River Mile 293.2, Lockport, Will County, IL
Summary
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des Plaines River channel when necessary. The 160' bear-trap dam was reportedly the largest of its type in the world when built.
Survey number: HAER IL-197-A
Building/structure dates: 1895-1896 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1938 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: after. 1995- before. 2000 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Johnston, Thomas T
Noble, Alfred
Chicago Sanitary District
Christie & Lowe
Griffiths & McDermott Construction Company
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works
American Steel Casting Company
J.H. Bass
Trenton Iron Company
S.G. Taylor & Sons
Randolph, Isham
Larson, John A
Allis-Chalmers Company
Works Progress Administration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sponsor
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Lockett, Dana, project manager
Location
Lockport (Ill.), 41.58948, -88.05784
Source
Christie's
Copyright info
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